Friends Without Benefits
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There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit. Elizabeth Finney is almost always right about everything: the musical merits of boy bands are undervalued by society, “benefits” with human Ken dolls are better without friendship, and the sun has set on her once-in-a-lifetime chance for true love. But when Elizabeth’s plans for benefits without friendship are disarmed by the irritatingly charismatic and chauvinistic Nico Manganiello—her former nemesis—she finds herself struggling to maintain the electric fence around her heart while avoiding a Nico charisma-electrocution or, worse, falling in love. Friends Without Benefits is book #2 in the Knitting in the City series. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the misadventures and exploits of seven friends in Chicago, all members of the same knitting group.
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7 primary books11 released books#2 in Knitting in the City
Knitting in the City is a 11-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Penny Reid.
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Sometimes I wish I could do reviews in emojis because this one would consist of a bunch of heart-eyes and fire emojis. Nico is hot. And he loves Elizabeth so much, it's freaking precious. The tension between them is off the charts. I'll admit there were moments that Elizabeth was incredibly frustrating but she more than redeemed herself by the end. Loved this one!
I don't know why, but I find the KitC books in general less... accessible than the Winston books. But that's probably just me.
I wasn't sure if a) I wanted to read the book, and b) if I did read it, if I was going to like it. Because of the glimpses of Elizabeth I got in other books, and so far I felt a bit meh about her.
Why did I read it anyway? Because of the glimpses of Nico I got in other books.
I'm still not sure I really like her :), but I did like the story, and she and Nico complement each other well. Also, Bonus point for a meddling Italian mother.
The whole Elizabeth-losing-it-when-Nico-did-his-Italian-shtick reminded me of A Fish Called Wanda, and in my mind, I saw John Cleese declaring “Molotov!”from the bottom of his heart.
All in all, it was an equally beautiful, sad, funny, romantic and whimsical story.
I am still undecided about the rest of the KitC books I haven't read yet (except for MoI - that's on pre-order, because... Kat and Dan).
